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Chile · observation

Piedra Run, Playa Mar Brava, Chiloé

· Los Lagos

Chiloé Silvestre director Javier Cabello told La Cuarta that a leopard seal was found injured and exhausted at Piedra Run on Playa Mar Brava. Sernapesca took it into care. The cause of its injuries was not established. Source: https://www.lacuarta.com/icarito/noticia/herido-y-exhausto-la-misteriosa-aparicion-de-un-leopardo-marino-que-rescataron-en-chiloe/NLLQQUBEWZBCXIQMJUN4ZLBF44/

Species
Leopard seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
La Cuarta — Guido Macari Marimón, interviewing Javier Cabello / Chiloé Silvestre

About this record

Supporting evidence
La Cuarta's interview explicitly places the finding call on Saturday 6 August 2022; 30 August is publication. The source names Hydrurga leptonyx. This is separate from the October 2020 Puñihuil visit mentioned as background. No injury cause or origin is asserted.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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